Windows 10 Moving Documents/Pictures/etc folders between drives

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I've recently got a new laptop with SSD and HDD. When the laptop arrived, all the user library folders such as Documents, Pictures etc were set up to be on the C: drive (SSD), all linked to OneDrive. I wanted to move them on the the HDD, which is something I've managed fine on previous computers. After struggling with it for a while, I eventually managed to move the folders to the D: drive, but still linked to OneDrive (i.e. under D:/Users/Username/OneDrive). However, because I haven't paid for additional OneDrive space this meant I had loads of red crosses and error messages due to insufficient space.


I've now unlinked my OneDrive account, but this means that if I navigate to the folders through the file structure, I get asked to 'Set up OneDrive' each time which is getting annoying. Therefore, I'd like to move these folders again to somewhere like D:/Documents etc. However, when I try to do this (through right clicking on the folder, selecting Properties>Location>Move', I get this error message:





Any help please?

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